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Today's letter is actually a poem from 20-year-old Malcolm London. In "Praise for Black Women," he calls on the church to be more active when it comes to domestic violence and issues a call to men to stop hiding behind silence.

Praise for Black Women by Malcolm London

“marissa I can see the cathedral

behind your eyes, staring a system down

that fails to protect your sanctity

while calling you jezebel…”

“America having the largest prison system

Is domestic violence too…”

“…this is also to the men.

we are silencing.

we cannot be cowards

cannot hide behind rape jokes

or pretend we don’t know men are crucifying

women who are our mothers, sisters, grandmothers, girlfriends, we must hold us

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